Main entry:

Ricca, Simone.

Title & Author:

Reinventing Jerusalem : Israel's reconstruction of the Jewish Quarter after 1967 / Simone Ricca.

Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2007.

Description:

xiii, 258 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Series:

Library of modern Middle East studies ; 65

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-252) and index.
Historic context 15 -- 1 Planning, Nationalism, Heritage and the Reconstruction of the Jewish Quarter 25 -- Zionism, the city and Jerusalem 25 -- Urban planning and the creation of the Jewish capital 29 -- Heritage, history and ideology 34 -- The new symbolic meaning of the 'restored' Jewish Quarter 37 -- 2 Creating the Jewish Quarter 47 -- The legal framework and the land confiscation 47 -- Israeli architecture: from prefabrication to restoration 56 -- Israeli archaeology: an overview 61 -- Jewish Quarter archaeological excavations 66 -- 3 Building the Jewish Quarter 71 -- Guidelines for reconstruction 71 -- Analysis of the urban and architectural plans 79 -- Economic and social analysis 88 -- 4 Building the Jewish Quarter: Case Studies 101 -- Selection of the case studies 101 -- The Hurva synagogue restoration 103 -- The Wailing Wall area 113 -- The Cardo project 118 -- Conclusion: what's in a name? 125 -- 5 UNESCO and Jerusalem 127 -- The legal system for the protection of cultural heritage 128 -- Cultural heritage, UNESCO politics and the case of Jerusalem 132 -- Urban transformation: technical data (from official reports) 136 -- Lemaire's reports and UNESCO policy for Jerusalem: an interpretation 146 -- 6 Urban Restoration and Ideology in Israel and Palestine: A Comparative Approach 156 -- Methodological introduction: criteria for the comparison 156 -- Jewish quarters in the Arab world: an assessment 160 -- Urban restoration and Arab heritage in Israel 161 -- Urban conservation in Palestinian National Authority (PNA) cities 176 -- Conclusion: the role of ideology, similarities and differences 193.

ISBN:

9781845113872
184511387X

Subject:

Urban renewal Jerusalem.
City planning Jerusalem.
Buildings Repair and reconstruction Jerusalem.
Rénovation urbaine Jérusalem.
Buildings Repair and reconstruction
City planning
Conservation and restoration
Urban renewal
Wiederaufbau
Judenviertel
Stadsvernieuwing.
Politieke aspecten.
Israel.
Jerusalem.
Occupied Arab territories.
Cities.
Jews.
Zionism.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
Rovaʻ ha-Yehudi (Jerusalem) Conservation and restoration.
Rovaʻ ha-Yehudi (Jerusalem) Buildings, structures, etc. Conservation and restoration.
Rovaʻ ha-Yehudi (Jerusalem) History 20th century.
Middle East Jerusalem
Middle East Jerusalem Rovaʻ ha-Yehudi
Jeruzalem.
Jerusalem (Israel) History 1967-.
Rovaʻ ha-Yehudi (Jerusalem, Israel)

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Library of modern Middle East studies ; 65.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 257159
Call No.: BIB 187602
Status: Available